Wednesday, May 27, 2009

I have another nail post for all of you! But first I have a frustrated rant about the government here. DX We went to the Comelec (commission for election I think?) to get me registered to vote because my political science professor requires it. We got there...there was NO parking available...and we went to get registered and whaddaya know, they WEREN'T THERE! They were out somewhere for a satellite registration. Now I'm all for that, bringing the register process to localities, but they should have people left in the office!! Wow...crap. That just really sucks. :/ Grr!! Anyhow, moving on to less annoying things (aka nail polish WOOHOO).

I did my nails today, after I got home and while mom and I were hanging out. I was doing it to relax! Lookie lookie...My cleanest application in..ever!! This is Caress regular nail polish in Tender Touch. Isn't it just gorgeous? And it applied so very nicely! One coat and it's perfect. See below:

(It's such a lovely color, too!) My lovely clean application. I followed the tip I've read somewhere (can't remember where) to not apply all over the nail to the cuticle and sides...and wow. I agree, it looks so much cleaner!! Of course this wasn't my NOTD...I had to add something else!

I added tips in Caress regular nail polish in Sea Pink. It's quite gorgeous but quite sheer as well, though it applied smoothly. And then I added a little bit more to make it preeeeettier!

White double tip, pink square rhinestones! It's not perfect, but I love me my NOTDays! :) LOL at NOTDays, but I don't know what else to call it! I would wear it for a few days but not a week, thereby it's not a NOTW..nor is it NOTD. So...any suggestions for what else I can call it? Haha. I'm odd.

I decided I'd do a mini-review of this nail polish brand for those who are interested. Caress is locally made here in the Philippines, according to the sticker on the back of the bottle it is manufactured in Caloocan.

The lighting got all purdy by chance! LOL.

They have 10mL bottles, retailing around 22.75PHP (roughly $0.50) although prices may differ depending on which department store you purchase yours at. Here is my small albeit colorful collection of nail polish from this brand.

I like that these polishes are quite cheap, and are relatively good, but here is the bad news. The consistency of the polishes varygreatly. Some shades can apply nicely in one coat, others need up to five, or MORE! Some are good and apply perfectly, some intensely streaky. What's worse is that these get globby fast. Other shades, i.e. the neons, apply insanely sheer and need several coats. Apart from that, because you applied them so thickly, they crack on your nails, even with a top coat. They chip really fast as well. Also, I have noticed that if you do not use the Caress polishes (mostly the neons...must be the formulation) for some time, they dry inside the bottle and get even globbier. It gets really hard to use them so I just toss them and buy new ones (thankfully, it's cheap!).

Here is a picture of the consistency:

As you can see the neon yellow is very...sheer. And my new favorite from the brand on the right--opaque!

I got some news about cheap nail polishes, too. I don't know if ALL the polishes do this...but all the polishes in my collection do (aka every nail polish I own is cheap roflz). I guess this is why we need good base coats!!

The nailpolish vs styrofoam test.

L-R: Maybelline, Chic, LA Colors, Caronia, Mwah!, Wet 'n Wild, Caress

Additional: Careline (superblack)

Click on the image to enlarge. But I posted a zoom pic:

See? The styrofoam is all MELTED.

Bubbly.

Check this out!! That yellow one was half an inch deep.

Just thought I would share this with you gals. :) Hope you find it helpful!

I always love what you do with your nails. How do you paint the end so smooth like that? Do you have those nail stickers that you stick on like how you'd paint a house without painting the baseboards? hehe I'm kind of a newbe when it comes to nails...

i wish i could apply my nail polish that nicely! it looks super clean and smooth and the color is so dainty :)but that is scary about the styro test.good luck with registering...i'm 24 but have never registered (how embarassing)

Lol... yea, it's b/c older formulations of nail polish are based with organic solvents like acetone and toluene... which... are like paint thinners. I'm a little sad b/c my nails are actually quite damaged (weak, peely and flaky) from a) using cheap polish and b) not allowing them enough time to breathe between coats. Right now I have my nails trimmed to the shortest they've ever been and they're still chipping a little. ;_; So I'm looking for a good base coat/nail strengthener too! Let me know what you find!

ohh where did you learn about the styro experiment thing? haha :D looks odd.. but if ever you can get hold of "sosyal" polish (Sally Hansen, OPI.. ahem haha), pls do the styro experiment again and we'll see if the quality fits the price haha :D-noi